In the end, however, the Texas Congressman may walk away having
achieved the real goal of his presidential campaign: An
audit of the Federal Reserve.

A GOP source tells Business Insider that the Republican
Party is seriously considering including support for an audit of
the Federal Reserve in the party's platform this year, a move
that would enshrine Paul's signature policy in the Republican
Party doctrine for at least the next four years.

According to the source, the possibility of including
Paul's position on auditing the Fed in the party platform came up
during a
recent meeting between Republican nominee Mitt Romney and Paul's
son, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, whose positions
generally align with those of his father. The source told
Business Insider that Romney expressed support for
including the "Audit the Fed" plan into the platform, and that
the Paul camp is working on specific language to present at the
Republican National Convention in Tampa next
month.